THE FAUNA OF LIVERPOOL. 



APODAL MALACOPTERYGIL 



Family MURiENID.E. 

 Genus ANGUILLA. 

 Anguilla AcuTiRosTRis. The Sharp-nosed Eel. 



Common in ponds and streams. 

 Anguilla Latirostris. The Broad-nosed Eel. 



In the same situations as the last species, but less common. 



Genus CONGEE. 

 Conger Vulgaris. The Conger. 



Under ledges of rock in the Dee, Mersey, and elsewhere. 



Genus LEPTOCEPHALUS 

 Leptocephalus MoRRisii. The Anglesey Morris. 



Mr. Studley Martin described a fish which he liad taken at the Dingle but did 

 not presen'e, it appeared to tally exactly with Mr. YarreU's account of this 

 species. On refening Mr. M. to the figure and description in " British 

 Fishes," he at once recognised the species as that wliicli he had found. 



Genus AMMODYTES. 

 Ammodytes Tobianus. The Sand Eel. Honiels. 



Common. 

 Ammodytes Lancea. The Sand Launce. Riggle. 



Common. 



LOPHOBRANCHII. 



Family SYGNATHID.E. 

 Genus SYGNATHUS. 

 Sygnathus Acus. The Great Pipe-fish. 



Dee and north of Wirral. Foi-mby. — Mr. Cameron. 

 Sygnathus iEcjuoREUs. .^-Equoreal Pipe-fish. 

 In the Dee, but not common. 



Sygnathus ? 



Before making any record of the fishes of the coast I had seen one of the 

 smaller species, which was probably " T.^-phle." 



CHONDEOPTERYGIL 



Family STURIONID.E. 

 Genus ACIPENSEE. 

 AciPENSER Stueio. The Common Sturgeon. 



Bare captures at the north of Wirral and in the Mersey. 



Family SQUALID^E. 

 Genus SCYLLIUM. 

 ScYLLiuM Canicula. The Small Spotted Dog-fish. 



Frequently taken, to the fishermens' disappointment, upon the lines which are 

 set for cod. 

 32 



